Vuorotteleviin

Vuorotteleviin is a term used in Finnish grammar to describe a specific inflected form derived from the participle stem vuorottelevi-, itself linked to the verb vuorotella, meaning “to take turns” or “to alternate.” The form represents the illative plural, typically used to indicate direction toward groups, tasks, or contexts characterized by rotation or alternation. In practice, vuorotteleviin is not commonly listed as a separate entry in standard dictionaries, but it appears in linguistic discussions of Finnish case and participle inflection, and in analyses of compound noun phrases describing turning or alternating duties.

Etymology and morphology: The base isvuorottelevi-, a participial stem related to vuorotella and vuorottelu (alternation or shift). The illative plural suffix -iin is attached to form vuorotteleviin, signaling “into the alternating groups/contexts.” The construction is used when the speaker refers to multiple groups or situations defined by rotation or alternation, for example in organizational texts or descriptive grammars that illustrate Finnish inflection patterns.

Usage: Vuorotteleviin appears primarily in linguistic or descriptive contexts rather than everyday speech. It can occur in phrases such as vuorotteleviin ryhmiin or vuorotteleviin tehtäviin, meaning “into the rotating groups” or “into the alternating tasks.” The form helps convey destination toward a set of entities unified by a common alternation pattern.

See also: Finnish grammar, illative case, participle forms, vuorottelu, vuorotyö.

Notes: The term is technical and relatively obscure outside linguistic analysis. Its applicability depends on the presence of a stem vuorottelevi- and the appropriate illative plural inflection in Finnish.